tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post7558476685425089128..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: Norman Siegel Talks to Parent Meeting About the Protest at Bloomberg's Residenceed notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-1744454127485799552010-01-20T06:24:32.374-05:002010-01-20T06:24:32.374-05:00Although I deeply admire everything that is going ...Although I deeply admire everything that is going on and Norman Siegel, part of me really rankles that we as protesters have to "behave," "perform" by THEIR scripts, "control" ourselves, and in fact: Do it their way.<br /><br />Civil protesting is a right in this country. This ultra-refined staging of a protest doesn't is fundamentally regressive.<br /><br />Turning yourself into something you are not because demagogues have for a decade or more created an atmosphere of disrespecting the citizenry doesn't sit well with me at all.<br /><br />I feel the same way when they've put me and other protesters in pens. I feel the same way when six to ten thousand marchers are out there in the streets or down at the Capitol and the press doesn't cover it because they are bought.<br /><br />We are protesting, but we're caged like rats in a lab experiment.Eugenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-5230895242078395392010-01-19T21:16:53.244-05:002010-01-19T21:16:53.244-05:00Norm,
Will Normal Siegel be speaking at the Brook...Norm,<br /><br />Will Normal Siegel be speaking at the Brooklyn Tech HS PEP meeting?<br /><br />I hope so! He hit the nail on the head, charter schools is an alternative system that undermines the public schools.<br /><br />He needs to be there.<br /><br />I am looking forward to the Protest at 79th Street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-78022494426850984692010-01-19T15:54:01.070-05:002010-01-19T15:54:01.070-05:00Watching the video and listening to Seigel was thr...Watching the video and listening to Seigel was thrilling. I am so honored to have met you guys, and want to let you know that I'm counting down the hours until the event, too.<br /><br />All my best, <br />SharonThe Perimeter Primatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619173438763495716noreply@blogger.com